Toward the stern.
prep.
Toward the stern from.
[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at + æftan, behind).]
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a·baft (ə-băft') Nautical. |
[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at + æftan, behind).]
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| US Military Dictionary: abaft |
adv. in or behind the stern of a ship.
prep. nearer the stern than; behind: the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley.
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| Marine Corps Dictionary: Abaft |
Aft of any given point on a ship.
| WordNet: abaft |
The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Synonyms: aft, astern
| Wikipedia: Abaft |
Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a boat or ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel (chimney). (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".)
Note that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form, abaft does not necessarily refer to a point actually on the ship; it may refer to a point some significant distance away.
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